Aquarian 13" Hi-Energy Snare Head

This is my first experience of Aquarian heads. I usually use Evans. I am very happy with the sound. It's very well made and it looks great. There is a clear perimeter on the head which exposes the bearing edge of the shell which makes for a lovely tri-tone aesthetic. The centre dot is very tough too.

I was renovating an old inexpensive kit and I matched this with a hi-Performance resonant head and I am delighted with the results. The snare sounds great now and I am starting to prefer it to my more expensive one. The snare sounds really full for a 13" and with some dampening can sound real fat too. Sonically, It works really well with my 13" Steves Doughnut. I am really happy with my purchase.

pros:
- i really like the sound of this, the punch is really strong and fat, ideal if you want to strengthen your smaller 13 snare, great for recording, strong resonance (not the overtones, but the actual funamental), nice overtone control
- the rimshot are quite pleasant
- looks great and different :)

cons:
- not as responsive as say the hi velocity or powerstroke p77 which are sonically in a similar ballpark, it might feel slow and clumsy for more technical playing
- though it is really durable against tear thanks to the double padding, its still a one 10 mil head, so under the power dot, the mylar itself will dent quite quickly if you use heavy sticks as i do (vicfirth rock), so for live, i still keep my evans hybrid (immortal!), but if you are not such a snare head butcher, then go ahead